ShareIt only took one week to prove a point that I regularly tell people: Henry Ford Hospital is so more than just a hospital, a place to care for patients. We’re a destination in Detroit for education, culture and some truly unbelievable events for our employees, patients and the community. (And it all happens while [...]
Categories: Community Outreach, Detroit, Employees, Patient Care, Vision & Values |
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Share Talk about great customer service. The Detroit Tigers traveled across Michigan – through our first “major” winter snow – as part of their annual Winter Caravan to thank fans and get them excited about the upcoming baseball season. (Spring training and warmer weather are right around the corner!) Henry Ford Hospital was one of many [...]
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Share“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Henry Ford Hospital was honored today (Jan. 16) to host a great celebration for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., not only for the man, but the vision and principles that he continues to inspire in all of us. This site [...]
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Share“You can learn a lot about a person from his dreams. What we dream is a reflection of who we are. It is the measure of our aspirations and goals, and of those values we hold dear and place above all else.” – Zadok Rabinowitz The New Year offers each of us a point in [...]
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Share The holiday season is a time of joy and celebration. At the Henry Ford Hospital campus, there’s much to celebrate for our accomplishments of this year and for the future accomplishments that we’re about to achieve. I want to thank each and every one of the Henry Ford team members who have worked so [...]
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ShareI cannot tell you how proud I am of everyone at Henry Ford Health System for winning the 2011 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Let me make that clear: YOU WON THE BALDRIGE AWARD. Nancy set the goal, Bob and the Executive Team set the framework, Bill Conway drove the quality agenda, and Sue Hawkins, [...]
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ShareWhen I invited you to join my virtual thanksgiving table on Doc in the D, I felt pretty confident that you would provide responses. But I didn’t expect the sheer volume of diverse and positive responses from across the entire Henry Ford Health System. Many of you wrote about your families, both at home and [...]
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ShareLast November, I wrote a Thanksgiving-themed post about the positive impact a grateful and positive attitude can have on one’s emotional and physical health. So in the spirit of good health, I want to try something a bit different this year on Doc in the D. I would like my 2011 Thanksgiving blog post to [...]
Categories: Holiday Care, Patient Care, Vision & Values |
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ShareI had the pleasure of participating along with 300 other cyclists in the second annual Tour de Ford bike ride. Cyclists of all experience levels had the opportunity to tour our city while benefiting the Tom Groth Patient Medical Needs Fund, which provides health care, medication, equipment medical supplies and social services to underinsured patients [...]
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ShareNot long ago, I spent some time walking in the shoes of Richard Ford, an electrician at Henry Ford Hospital who handles everything from keeping the music playing in the hallways to maintaining our overhead paging and fire systems. This time around, I spent some time “riding” in the shoes of John Snitgen, a dedicated [...]
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